4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives heed to a mischievous tongue.
4 An evildoer listens to wicked lips, and a liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue.
20 The crooked of mind do not prosper, and the perverse of tongue fall into calamity.(A)
20 (A)A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
19 Better the poor walking in integrity than one perverse of speech who is a fool.(A)
19 (A)Better is a poor person who (B)walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
18 Like a maniac who shoots deadly firebrands and arrows,(A)19 so is one who deceives a neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”(B)
18 Like a madman who throws (A)firebrands, arrows, and death19 is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”
28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.(A)
28 A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
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